Pooper Scoopers: Ate so much, split my pants, literally. Day Two Afternoon

After a lovely swim in the pool, we got ready to head out again to...more temples! Yay! We were told there were steep steps so we probably wanted to change into long pants so no one could look up our skirts. So, I put on my jeans and used the scarf they gave us as belt as my jeans have gotten loose lately, but I haven't had time to go shopping for new one and I headed out the door. This afternoon we would be touring Central Area of Angkor Thom (Great City) by minibus.

First stop: Bayon. This was really impressive temple. We spent quite some time here exploring all the different faces, but first...some really skinny cows.

Next stop: Baphuon which was heavily under reconstruction, so just a few pictures from the outside.

Then to the Royal Enclosure and Phimeanakas. Here is where we get into the fun parts. The stairs to most, if not all the temples are steep and incredibly narrow. I, being a short being, must clamber up practically on my hands and feet. On my way down, I must almost sit on my butt so I don't fall off. Who knows why so narrow and steep, it is what it is. Well, my jeans are not stretchy...and I was sweating like a buried Hawaiian pig and sticky....and that's when the great rip occurred.....(on my way down from the Royal enclosures....no comment). We did buy me a new pair of pants to wear. =)

Anywho..the Royal Enclosure dumps us into the Terrace of Elephants where they did their Elephant fighting. It's an impressive terrace with many bas reliefs of Elephants and statues of Snakes and Lions everywhere.

Then, at the behest of the kids (me, my brother and his girlfriend), we begged to see the monkeys. So, the bus took us to see the monkeys "at work".

One last stop to see the sunset at what is probably the most famous spot, but which proved to be the most annoying one to see a sunset at: Phnom Bakheng. This spot includes a climb up (or by Elephant) and then you can clambor up to the temple to see the sunset. There were already about a billion tourists camped out there by the time we got up there, so, we took some picture and came down. It was a beautiful place though.

Back to minibus --> our bus --> Dinner at King Court Restaurant. Then home. That night, my group decided to head over to the hotel spa and get ourselves a one hour foot massage. =/ That hurt, but my feet were very much better the next day. Why?! With the knuckles...